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Whether treating a toddler in an emergency or supporting a teen through chemotherapy treatments, we are dedicated to the care of each patient. It’s through teamwork at every level of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and with you, the family, that we are able to achieve excellence in pediatric care.

To make kids better today and healthier tomorrow

With a proven track record of providing world-class care to patients in more than 30 pediatric specialties, we are a model for other pediatric hospitals. Infants, teens and young adults belong in a children’s hospital where they can get specialized treatment from caregivers who know the important differences between children and adults.

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Research is a cornerstone of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta mission to enhance the lives of children. In conjunction with Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia Tech and Morehouse, Children’s seeks answers to the most challenging childhood medical conditions through teaching and research.

Getting Kids on a Healthy Track—Simplified

We all want happy, healthy kids. But as a busy parent, helping your kids eat well and stay active can be a challenge.

At Strong4Life, created by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, our doctors, nutritionists and wellness experts create fun, easy ways to help your kids eat, move and live healthier. From picky eaters to passionate gamers, we have a slew of simple tips by experts who understand, because we’re parents, too.

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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech — the key components of a comprehensive Cystic Fibrosis (CF) research program in Atlanta “a grant to establish the Atlanta CF Research and Development Program (CF@LANTA RDP Program).July 15, 2015

Virologists at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine and Yerkes National Primate Research Center have uncovered a critical detail explaining how HIV assembles its infectious, yet stealthy, clothing.

A new class of synthetic platelet-like particles could augment natural blood clotting for the emergency treatment of traumatic injuries – and potentially offer doctors a new option for curbing surgical bleeding and addressing certain blood clotting disorders without the need for transfusions of natural platelets.

A simple, point-of-care testing device for anemia could provide more rapid diagnosis of the common blood disorder and allow inexpensive at-home self-monitoring of persons with chronic forms of the disease, according to researchers at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Institue of Technology.

Researchers have announced a groundbreaking advance in treating previously inoperable brain tumors. With this new technique, thought to be a tumor monorail of sorts, researchers can now transport cancer cells using nanotechnology to a new location on the surface of the skull. Feb. 24, 2014

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta announced today that its primary academic partner, the Emory Department of Pediatrics, has achieved No. 5 in the 2013 National Institutes of Health (NIH) rankings for pediatrics according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. In a jointly developed research strategic plan, Children's and Emory previously set a goal to reach the top 10 NIH funded department of pediatrics by 2018.

An innovative clinical trial using the science of "personalized" cellular therapy is treating older adolescents and adults suffering from Crohn's disease. Physician-researchers at Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are harvestRead More...Dec. 16, 2013

A new five-story, 200,000-square-foot Health Sciences Research Building will be dedicated Thursday, Oct. 24 at Emory University. More than half the facility will be devoted to pediatric research through the Emory-Children’s Pediatric Research Center, a partnership between the Department of Pediatrics in Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.Oct. 23, 2013

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta have made a leap forward in understanding how HIV “gets dressed” in the human cells it has taken over.April 1, 2013

A new pediatric medical device being developed by Georgia Tech and Emory University could make life easier for every parent who has rushed to the doctor with a child screaming from an ear infection.Sep 18, 2012

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have announced a $20 million joint investment in developing technological solutions for improving children’s health.June 4, 2012

Researchers at Marcus Autism Center, Emory University, and Yale University have discovered a new way to measure how engaged people are with what they’re watching. The new method relies on measuring the precise timing of when people blink, and when they don’t.Dec. 12, 2011

IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology today announced a new research initiative that will apply advanced systems modeling and large-scale data analytics capabilities to integrate traditionally disparate data that affects health.Oct. 27, 2011

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of only 12 sites across the United States enrolling patients in a national clinical research trial which, for the first time is the United States, is using an investigational liver cell infusion to treat urea cycle disorders (UCDs) in children.June 2, 2011